Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-27

Nebraska City is 10 have a starch factory.
Grand Islands streets are nov designated
by signs.
Florence is having a complete system Of
water works put Ia.
Hastings viii have a free postal delivery
service September 1.
The Missouri Pacific depot at Nebrasks City
cost 5000.
The Thayer county fair IL to be held Sep
9, Z and s.
The Northwestern depot at Surprise will be
completed this week.
The deposits OF the FIRST National bank at
amount TO $72, 455 81.
The new German Lutheran cnurch at Desh
Ter will be dedicated next Sunday.
A terrific thunder storm visited Cla,kson,
In the northern part Of Colfax county, on
Monday. Lightning did considerable dam
age.
Nebraska pensions granted at Washington
Friday: William Kent, Elgin; T.. sw!nger,
Gibbon; b. +. Chambers, Niobrara; A.
Brown, Stanton.
The habeas corpus case of Mrs. Cora A.
Spencer rs. Z. j. Spencer at Columbus result
ed In the husband retaining possession OF
their four-year-ollch child.
Brown county will show the stuff OF which
she Is made at the annual fair to be he'll at
Ainsworih September 14-17. A liberal LIST OF
premiums will be distributed.
The Norfolk club has issued a bold def to
'the self-styled champions Of the Eikhorn
valley, at Plainvlew," to meet them in daddy
combat for 800 a side at Norio XII on the
POI.
Gov. Thayer has appointed Rev. j. c.
Lewis, % Fremont, one Of the delegates TO
represent Nebraska at the national confer
ence OF charities, TO be held at Omaha Au-
gust %.
Twenty years ago last Sunday Lincoln was
made the capital of Nebraska. The State
Journal has an interesting review OF the his
tory of that city with cuts Of It's principal
buildings.
A telegram received at Hastings states that
the mother and three sisters Of w. =. Nc
Creary, a prominent attorney Of that city,
were among those killed in the horrible Chats
worth accident.
The prohibiuonists met ar Schuyler Friday
In county convention. a iull county ticket
was nominated. They VIII challenge the can
dluates of the other parties aud make school
house campaign.
Gibson james. who was acquitted Of murder
at Broken Bow, returned to Galloway to live,
but belief IN his guilt was SO strong that he
was given twelve hours to leave the town or
abide the consequences. He left.
In Knox county there was no decision on
the relocation Of the county seat. AT the
next election Only the two highest in the list
can be voted for. This will narrow the fight
Town to Niobrara aud Creighton.
Omaha Bee, 10: An O'Neill girl fell ont
of a second story wiudow to the ground ard
landed uninjured on her rubber back7top,
AS a safety alive for falling girls the r. b.
has no equaI, barring the handy sweetheart.
There was a disastrous food on he HEX
asee and Republican rivers on Monday. The
bridges at Haighn and Benkleman were swept
away, ard a great many head Of cattle were
drowned. Il is reported that a family Of six
persons penshed.
The Union Pacific railway intends TO put in
II two mile side track to reach the qusrries Of
the Sidney Limestone company southwest OF
town The Limestone company aust guaran-
tee a shipment OF 750cars a year TO compensate
the railway company for this construction.
The second annual picnic Of the Old Set
tiers association, OF southeastern Nebraska,
met In the beautiful grove on the farm OF
John B.. Rothenberger, two miles west OF
Dawson, on the line Of the Burlington ard
Missouri River railway, August 10. There
were fully 5000 persons present.
In the trial OF Richardson for the murder
OF Willard, a Loup City, the prosecution OBJ
lgcted to the sheriff summoning men from
which to select a Jury, OF account oi MS
prejudice in favor OF the prisoner. The
prosecution wanted the coroner to call the
jury, but the defense then objected To him or
account OF prejudice. The ia 'ge then ap-
pointed a disintcrested party 10 act AS sheriff
IN summoniDg men from wlich 10 select a
jury.
1t is learned from a United States secret
service operative that q note %purporting 10 be
a two-dollar silver certificate is ont In the
northwest, printed from a wood cur and bear
iag no resemblance 70 aLv gover1m ut issue
Of silrer certificates. Il has a spread c z q on
right end face OF note, aud two I1nlaIs on
left end, one standing, the other kueeliug. Ii
has a square green back with the " ri silver,
IN white capitals, IN center of back, Us
workmanship is so crude no person should be
dcc lived into accepting it as a thing OF value.
Omaha Bee special, Aug IS; The worst
storm ever witnessed IN this part % the state
struck Republican about 6 O'Clock this after
noon. The large brick school house, just
about finished, was completely wrecked.
Seven carpenters were caught in the ruins.
Five were rescued alive, but injured, and two
were seriously wounded. j. j. Launing, a
highly resl ected young man, and A. s. Allen,
OF Alma, Nebraska, foreman OF the gang,
were killed. Lann!ng was a siugle man, Allen
being married. The dormitory Of the Ne
Pherson normal college was badly damaged,
tie whole north side If the upper story being
blown i'm. The house OF II. 8. Wctierill, u
printer, was completely blown away, burying
his wife and two children In the debris, badly
them. The brick residences % VII
liam Gibbs and Oscar Nalllcott were partially